Dog Observation Report

The plan today is to go to Sparta, IL to visit two clients, one client was at home and the other client was at school. My first visit was with Hulk; a seventeen year old White male. He is on probation for auto theft. Hulk and his friends stole a car and went joy riding around town. Hulk lives in a trailer with his mother and step-father. When we approached the trailer I was hesitant to go in because it was dirty outside and it smelled of animals. I like animals, but I hate the odor of animals. When the caseworker opened the door Hulk answered the door and I was bombarded by two dogs. Hulk has three dogs and a cat. One dog was barking from the time we got in the door until we sat down then the other two dogs were jumping and sniffing the caseworker
I was glad that Hulk did that because I could now focus on what was going on a little bit better. The younger dog was still so excited and wanted to play with me. As I was pushing the dog off of my back she felt that was a sign that I wanted to play and she became more playful. The caseworker was watching me as to how I was handling the situation. I wanted to wait in the car because the dog was just so hyper and I did not want the dog smell on my clothes. However, I did not leave I stuck it out. I am allergic to dog saliva so I was trying to be cautious to make sure that the dog did not lick me. Finally, when the dog sat down for a few minutes I could pay attention to the conversation. Hulk and his girlfriend are in GED classes together and they were talking about how good their grades are. They just took the constitution and they passed so they were happy about that. When they were talking about the constitution I kind of reflected back on how many times I had to take the constitution. I had to take it three times; one in elementary school, another in high school, and in college. As the caseworker and Hulk were talking he flamed up a cigarette. Oh my goodness, I hate the smell of cigarettes; however, I sat there and showed no sign of me not liking the smell. While all of this was going on I thought to myself that caseworkers/social workers have to endure a lot and I did not know that it was that bad. The visit was quick because the caseworker just wanted to talk to him to see how things was going on with him. The caseworker meet with Hulk once a month because he is complying with all of his Redeploy and probation rules and will be off of probation in